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What alternative fletching materials have worked for you?

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huntertrapper:
yeah just plain pine needles work but the turkey feathers are hard to beat

huntertrapper:
actually for one of my hardwood dowel arrows i used a parrot wing feather for fletching works the same

Ludi Mile:
I read at www.atarn.org messageboard that arrows could be fletched by cutting grooves in place where you would tie/glue feathers. I'm pretty sure they would add spin if cut at an angle and with heavy tip it might be enough to stabilise the flight.

Kegan:
Ducttape, leaves (don't last though), bark (inner or birch), bits of cloth, rawhide, and my personal favrotie, leaving arrows 3' long. All work well, but none beat good feathers (though some come reallly close :)).

basil_brush:

--- Quote from: Ludi Mile on September 22, 2007, 04:42:30 pm ---I read at www.atarn.org messageboard that arrows could be fletched by cutting grooves in place where you would tie/glue feathers. I'm pretty sure they would add spin if cut at an angle and with heavy tip it might be enough to stabilise the flight.

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This is interesting. Would certainly be a lot easier. Has anyone tried this? Any pics of arrows that were made in this way?

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